Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Proximity Alert

It's hard to keep my peace of mind
my day involves so much
It helps to know it's almost time
for me to feel your touch
Can you feel me drawing close
coming up the street?
When I get close I lose my fears
'cause soon I'll feel complete

Oh darling it's our destiny to enjoy proximity
let's enjoy the symmetry of our hearts in ecstasy!

Well sometimes I just get so drained
My expectations soar.
But my share of stress and strain
dissolves at our back door.
Can you feel me getting close,
reunion in the air?
Tensions melt and I just coast
into the love we share.

Oh Darling it's our destiny to enjoy proximity
let's enjoy the symmetry of our hearts in ecstasy!

Proximity Alert!
Proximity Alert!
Proximity Alert!

Now you are never miserly
with your healing touch.
I won’t waste my time in misery/
when I have so much!
We pass on our special glow,
our electric charge
Our love pays out dividends
to the world at large!

Oh darling it's our destiny /to enjoy proximity
let's enjoy the symmetry of our hearts in ecstasy!

Proximity Alert!
Proximity Alert!
Proximity Alert!

Steely Man

hard guy wise guy
a mouthful of answers
never doubting
things should go his way
now he's shouting
he thinks we're all a disaster
wants to tell us
to get out of his way…

let bodhichitta soften you steely man
let bodhichitta soften you
let bodhichitta soften you steely man
let bodhichitta soften and
open your heart, soften your heart

Grippin' Graspin',
tryin' to hold it together
Fearful prideful
Throwing up a wall
Feel so stressed out
everything upsets him
rigid mindset
headed for a fall!

let bodhichitta soften you steely man
let bodhichitta soften you
let bodhichitta soften you steely man
let bodhichitta soften and

open up your heart
and you'll find it's wide as the sky
don't repress what you feel
it can show you how to be real….

let bodhichitta soften you steely man
let bodhichitta soften you
let bodhichitta soften you steely man
let bodhichitta soften you

start where you are.
let down your wall.
just fall apart.
open your heart!

Lunatic Fringe

I know you hear it from me all the time,
You seem to like it anyway.
It's not original or so refined,
It's simply what I have to say.

A lot of ordinary things you do
in your extraordinary style
won't earn a medal or a big to-do,
It's simply that you make me smile!

So call me your lunatic
& lock me up all night
I've got a couple of tricks
to rock you rock you rock you right

Can't miss another opportunity
to say that you're my sun and moon.
I haven't built up an immunity,
Your hugs and kisses make me swoon!

I know the feeling is reciprocal,
that doesn't mean that I'm blasé
the give and take is very mutual
that's how we made it till this day!

So call me a lunatic
& lock me up all night
I've got a couple o'tricks
to rock you rock you rock you

You're the leader of my heart
I'm your lunatic fringe
lock me up in your arms
we'll have ourselves a lovin' binge

I know you hear it from me all the time,
You seem to like it anyway.
It's not original or so refined,
It's simply what I have to say.

A lot of ordinary things you do
in your extraordinary style
won't earn a medal or a big to-do,
It's simply that you make me smile!

So call me a lunatic & lock me up all night
I've got a couple o'tricks
to rock you rock you rock you

You're the leader of my heart
I'm your lunatic fringe lock me up in your arms
we'll have ourselves a lovin' binge!

Face to Face

Face to face, heart to heart
Find some grace, make a start
Best intentions, till you’re gone
Knew all the time, knew all along

You are still the one, who will save the world
You’re never alone, you can be sure

Everyone wanders, so you say
Everyone needs to pay to play
Your destination’s not the same
Another rotation, here again

You are still the one, who will save the world
You’re never alone, you can be sure

Face to face, heart to heart
Your plan in place, make a start
No one will know, till you’re gone
you knew all the time, knew all along

I’ll never wanna be
Your continuity
Just here temporarily
In the belly right now, you can’t see
Everywhere you turn around it’s like a facet of a black diamond jewel
There’s a door facing you
Come on and take a walk now

You are still the one, who will save the world
You’re never alone, you can be sure

Face to face, heart to heart
Your plan in place, make a start

Earthshaking Love

The combination of me and you
is a balanced equation that's strong and true
But dig this darling, to reach our sum
you gotta do a whole lot more
than adding one plus one!
Cuz simple math is sure to fail
you have to measure our lovin'
on the Richter scale

we got some earth quakin', earth shakin love
we got some earth quakin', earth shakin love

It's exponential when we collide
our love accelerates and then it's multiplied!
Magnetic attractionskin to skin
then the tsunami waves start rushing in.

earth quakin', earth shakin' love
earth quakin', earth shakin' love

The combination of me and you
adds up to so much more than one plus one makes two.
It's exponential when we collide
our love accelerates & it's multiplied into some…

earth quakin', earth shakin' love
earth quakin', earth shakin' love.

Here and Now

When I walk away
I want to leave you with a smile
May that day be far away
Let's linger for a little while
Always here and now
And nothing separates the love

& the love that we found
Can never ever be replaced
And I know that your face will always be before me
Here and now

When I walk away
I’m never gonna make a sound
Nothing left to say
No reason for a turnaround
Though we be a world away
The universe is all around

And the love that we found
Can never ever be replaced
And I know your face will always be in this place
Here and now

And I’m not afraid of anything
I’m not afraid of anything

‘Cause I’ll gonna be around
‘I'm gonna always be around
Yea I'm gonna be around
Here and now

When I walk away
I'm gonna leave you with a smile
May that day be far away
& linger for a little while
always here and now and
nothing can erase the love.

Masters of Debt

Woke up feeling tired
All night, way too wired
One foot in front of another
Hard to remember why we ever bothered but

Don’t turn back now baby
You know we’ve come too far baby
Don’t turn back now, baby not now
We're gonna make it somehow

All the lies and lying liars
Masters of debt and leveraged buyers
Holy greed and lust for power
They rationalize it’ll make 'em richer but

But don’t turn back now baby
You know we’ve come too far baby
Don’t turn back now, baby not now
We're gonna make it somehow

Won’t work to wish it all away
Pick up your tools and face the day

Woke up feeling tired
All late way too wired
One foot in front of another
Hard to remember why we ever bothered but

But don’t turn back now baby /You know we’ve come too far baby/Don’t turn back now, baby not now
We gotta make it somehow!
Absolutely FIne

Well the moon may be out,
but no doubt you're on the dark side of my mind
your sad news was like a tide
rushing in till your grief is all I find

They say life is but a dream
but it seems like a nightmare you can't shake
I know your pain feels extreme
and it seems that it's more than you can take.

So let's breathe in and out
till we step out of time
there is nothing but now
and for now
we are
absolutely fine.

Well there's no guarantees
that life will be fair and just and right
I see you longing for release
I just pray you'll make it through the lonely night

Can you feel how my heart
sends you love in a never-ending swell?
there is peace all around
though you found yourself in a kind of hell.

let's just breathe in and out
till we step out of time
there is nothing but now
and for now we are
absolutely fine

Well the sun may be high, but your sighs cast a shadow on the day
You feel like your stuck in the muck & the pain won’t go away
They say life is but a dream but this seems like a nightmare you can't shake
and your pain feels extreme and it feels that it's more than you can take.

So let's breathe in and out
till we step out of time
there is nothing but now
and for now
we are fine.
We'll just breathe in and out
till we step out of time
there is nothing but now
and for now we are
absolutely fine

Catch and Release

Tell me the secret you have planted so deep
What are these thorns around the door?
Who is the monster that returns in your sleep?
What’s in the room you won’t explore?

We can play a little game
It's called catch and release
Get a hook in your feelings and just let the story go

There is no angel with a fiery blade
Aiming to drive you out in shame
You can stay in the garden just don’t be afraid
To tell a tale or name a name

We can play a little game
It's called catch and release
Get a hook in your feelings and just let the story go

It is insane to say the pain will control you
If you’re willing to look
Maybe your agony
Will turn into pleasure
if you let yourself off the hook

Why do you hesitate to open the door?
Clean out the closet with a rake
It’s not gonna kill you
If it didn’t before
Opening up is no mistake
No mistake

It is insane to say the pain will control you
If you’re willing to look
Maybe your agony
Will turn into pleasure
if you let yourself off the hook

Why do you hesitate to open the door?
Clean out the closet with a rake
It’s not gonna kill you
If it didn’t before
Opening up is no mistake
Catch and release, catch and release, catch and release!

Missing You

I'm good at pretendin' having fun
but I'm being a jerk to everyone
and I can't think of anyone but you
Ever since you went out the gate
the bills comes early the checks come late
the neighbors wave but I can't relate, missing you
when I'm missing you
the sunshine's cold and the moon don't glow
my beer's too warm and my wi-fi's slow
and getting drunk ain't fun no more, missing you.
My socks don't match and my shoes don’t tie
the bread won’t toast and the eggs won’t fry
and stand up comedy makes me cry, missing you.
when I'm missing you
We been together so very long
It's no use strugglin to be strong
every minute is like an hour
it's always cloudy with chance of showers,
when I'm missing you.

The tank don’t flush and the bong don’t draw
the dog don't bark and the cat don't claw
the birds don't sing and the mice don't gnaw missing you
well the tide don't run and the fish don't bite
my teeth feel loose and my shoes feel tight
there's no use trying to sleep at night missing you
when I'm missing you
And though I may be blind and deaf
to what's been missing and what's still left
What left ain't right and what's right feels wrong
And I'm left singing this awful song missing you
We been together so very long
it's no use strugglin to be strong
every minute is like an hour
it's always cloudy with chance of showers
missing you
Though I pretend to be having fun
I'm being a jerk to everyone
and I can't think of anyone but you
Ever since you went out the gate
the bills comes early the checks come late
the neighbors wave but I can't relate
missing you
when I'm missing you
We been together so very long
it's no use strugglin to be strong
every minute is like an hour
it's always cloudy with chance of showers
missing you

Daylight

I thought I saw you Just the other day
I guess you thought That you were all alone
Now I was taught To never look away
But that day my heartwas made of stone

Somehow We’ll all get through this
Got to be another way
Daylight cut through the darkness
Don’t want to fight today

They say that willingness is enough
To find the strength and the faith to trust

You thought you knew me and everything I’d say
I bet you’re wondering now If it will be OK
You will be stronger with this out of the way
But for me, It’s gonna take a lot longer

So gimme a call when you get out a here
Nothing at all just to give up the fear today

You know it may be something, it may be nothing at all
It may be everything I got, but I got, I got nothing to say
Nothing to say Nothing to say

They say that willingness is enough
To find the strength and the faith to trust
They say that willingness is enough
To find the strength and the faith to trust

Ducking the Pendulum

Down in the city   out on the farm
The call of danger sound the alarm
The Evil Empire Demon Cocaine
There’s always some one,
Some thing to blame
And here we are
Ducking the Pendulum
Ducking the Pendulum

Swing to the left then we swing to the right
there's always someone, something to fight
We war on this and we we war on that
We long for peace
But we love to attack
And here we are
Ducking the Pendulum
Ducking the Pendulum

Remember where you come from
Remember who you are
‘Cause where you would have another be
That’s where you will think you are
Where do you think you are?

Ducking the Pendulum
Ducking the Pendulum

We all want something that will endure
To stop treating symptoms and know that love’s the cure
What never changes is what sets us free
We are not strangers, I know you’re here with me
And we are

Ducking the Pendulum /Ducking the Pendulum

Remember where you come from
Remember who you are
‘Cause where you would have another be
That’s where you will think you are
Where do you think you are?
Ducking the Pendulum
Ducking the Pendulum
Ducking the Pendulum
Ducking the Pendulum

Fine Embroidery

Well there you go again
Here comes that point of view
The homey phrasing's cute
But the words are not true!
It's just a web of fine embroidery

They say we’re all being led
Like lemmings off of a roof
But they neglect to offer empirical proof
It's just more of that that fine embroidery

They love to take center stage
And tell some little white lies
Their version of the book’s
The only one that applies
They’ve got a plan and a chart
But they distorted the math
They wave a flag and march
Down a perilous path

I will choose a leader who does not need to tell lies
I refuse the zeroes who split and polarize
Let’s ignore the jeerers who never
Apologize for mistakes
They can’t admit that they made
Their only counsel is to be very afraid
And who they pick for a friend
Depends on what they believe
Is that a hate card falling out of their sleeve?

Bring on the heroes
The just and the wise
Let’s lose the zeroes
Who can’t win a fight without lies

Well there you go again -here comes that point of view
The homey phrasings cute
But the words are not true!

Everyone but Me

Looking back, you and I would hope
That everything would change
But where we stand I look around
Its never been so strange
Seasons come and seasons go
The journey seems so long
But every day and every night and
Every breath’s a song

Do you that we have come here from a distance?
From a distance
Come so far, come so far

Take a walk around your town and tell me
What you see
Lots of people watching out for
Everyone but me
On their backs they carry weight they never
Make a sound
Everlasting mystery is all they’ve
Ever found

Did you know we’ve come here from
The center?
From the center
Of a star
From a star

I don’t want to tell you it will all be all right
I don’t know anything anymore

But as long as we’re together
And can still shine a light
I can’t help but feel thankful
And more
So much more

Looking back, you and I would hope
That everything would change
But where we stand I look around
Its never been so strange
Seasons come and seasons go
The journey seems so long
But every day and every night and
Every breath’s a song

Do you that we have come here from a distance?
From a distance
Come so far, come so far
From a star.

Where My Hands Are

Hey Now I’m walking up the road
Happy that the sun the sun is shinin’
Strong wings make circles on the breeze as they soar.
This feels exactly like the day
You and I began our talkin’‘
Your eyes the color of the forest floor.
Back then we polished our ideals
Living lightly on the Mother
Decried the plethora of Man’s mistakes
Our goal was harmony with all of our
Sisters and Brothers
Some people said that we were flakes.

Look out I’m running for the bus
Mind returning to the matter.
Hop on and catch a breath as I take a seat.
The sun is beaming through the window
Bringing me back here where my hands are.
I see the wrinkles on my skin and they seem sweet.
Our love is beating in my heart
And it streams right through me
And now it’s beaming to the folks all around.
It shines out to the folks all around.
It shines out.
Right out to the folks all around,
It shines out.
Light out!

So happy living where my hands are
Opening a perfect present
It's like a song we're making up as we go on
You said the only thing that's real has no start and no ending
You taught me love would turn my life inside out
The one thing you can count on / it’s the thing you decide on
Decide it now Decide it now Decide it now
Then shine out! Light out!

Hey now I'm walking up the road
finding I been future tripping
I better focus on my feet and my hands now
There's nothing happening but love
All our memories
will pass like sunset into night
living now's all right
cuz here at the heart
it's all light -love light
so shine on and on and on and on and on and on
Decide it now Decide it now

©The Offshoots 2011

Songs that grow on you! - The Offshoots - lyrics